Comments on: RecycleBank Pays You To Recycle! Save Money While Saving The Environment! http://moneysmartlife.com/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:43:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » Linky Linky! on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity http://moneysmartlife.com/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-803 » Linky Linky! on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:37:28 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/01/28/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/#comment-803 [...] Nickel complains about hotels nickel and diming for internet access (I think it’s ridiculous too). FMF discusses the cash back features of his American Express Blue card. Talk about recycling and you’ll get a link from me, this time Money Smart Life talks about the RecycleBank recycling program. JLP takes a look at the iShares Dow Jones Total Market Sectors funds. [...] [...] Nickel complains about hotels nickel and diming for internet access (I think it’s ridiculous too). FMF discusses the cash back features of his American Express Blue card. Talk about recycling and you’ll get a link from me, this time Money Smart Life talks about the RecycleBank recycling program. JLP takes a look at the iShares Dow Jones Total Market Sectors funds. [...]

]]> By: moneysmartlife http://moneysmartlife.com/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-656 moneysmartlife Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:23:31 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/01/28/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/#comment-656 Sun, I guess my explanation wasn't very good. The way I understand it, the truck comes to your home to pick up the recycling so you don't have to lug it around in your car. I agree, the cost of equipping the trucks with the technology to track this is high. That's why we're only seeing it in areas where waste disposal has a large price tag for corporations/government. It's so expensive to put trash in landfills that they can justify the cost of the recycling program. I imagine there may be some type of tax benefit for companies that participate. Sun, I guess my explanation wasn’t very good. The way I understand it, the truck comes to your home to pick up the recycling so you don’t have to lug it around in your car.

I agree, the cost of equipping the trucks with the technology to track this is high. That’s why we’re only seeing it in areas where waste disposal has a large price tag for corporations/government. It’s so expensive to put trash in landfills that they can justify the cost of the recycling program. I imagine there may be some type of tax benefit for companies that participate.

]]> By: Sun http://moneysmartlife.com/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Sun Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:35:35 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2007/01/28/recyclebank-pays-you-to-recycle-save-money-while-saving-the-environment/#comment-653 This is interesting, but I don't know if people are willing to take a big container in their car and drop it off at a participating location for a few bucks. If they really want to encourage people to recycle (and pay them to do so), it's probably a good idea to collect the recyclables instead of asking people to drop them off. But that's not feasible for small scale operations as the cost is probably too high. I am living in NJ which is part of NE, but I couldn't find if NJ is included in their list. This is interesting, but I don’t know if people are willing to take a big container in their car and drop it off at a participating location for a few bucks. If they really want to encourage people to recycle (and pay them to do so), it’s probably a good idea to collect the recyclables instead of asking people to drop them off. But that’s not feasible for small scale operations as the cost is probably too high.

I am living in NJ which is part of NE, but I couldn’t find if NJ is included in their list.

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